As countries make the switch to clean energy, governments are paying more attention to the resources they need for the transition. Some Western governments are concerned that the supply chains for many critical minerals have converged in one country: China.
China is a major consumer of such minerals, but stands apart in its role in processing raw materials, even those mined far beyond its borders. Thanks to years of planned industry consolidation, a small number of Chinese companies now
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Agriculture has traditionally been a fruitful area for China-U.S. cooperation, dating back to the two countries’ resumption of diplomatic relations in the 1970s. Now it is just another area marked by Sino-American distrust, as Washington hunts Chinese agriscience “spies” and Beijing races to reduce reliance on U.S. farm exports.
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